Multiple methylation-free islands flank a small breakpoint cluster region on 11p13 in the t(11;14)(p13;q11) translocation.
The t(11;14)(p13;q11) translocation is one of the most frequent chromosomal abnormalities in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Ten different leukemias carrying this translocation have been analysed and all 10 breakpoints fall within a region of less than 25 kb on chromosome band 11p13. We have used PFGE and cosmid cloning to assess the presence of potential genes by analysing methylation-free islands in the vicinity. Four methylation-free islands, within 270 kb, flank the t(11;14)-associated breakpoint cluster region (T-ALLbcr), one occurring about 25 kb on the telomeric side and one about 100 kb on the centromeric side of the T-ALLbcr. Evidence for eight further methylation-free islands on both sides of the T-ALLbcr region is also presented. Thus multiple methylation-free islands exist on 11p13 flanking the t(11;14)(p13;q11) translocation-associated breakpoint cluster region, representing multiple potential transcription units whose chromosomal environment is altered by chromosome translocation.
Foroni
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Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England.
Boehm
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Lampert
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Kaneko
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Raimondi
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Rabbitts
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D002880:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D015459:Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / Q000235:genetics*; D008745:Methylation; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D014178:Translocation, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*
D004273:DNA, Neoplasm